Days Out in Bedfordshire

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Enjoy a great day out in Bedfordshire exploring one of Britain’s most magnificent ‘secret’ gardens at Wrest Park.

Wrest Park provides over ninety acres of formal and woodland gardens, a French-style mansion, exhibitions and more for both families and garden lovers alike and is ideal for a summer day out in Bedfordshire.

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Bushmead Priory
Bushmead Priory

Bushmead Priory is a rare survival of the complete refectory of an Augustinian priory, with a fine timber roof and notable 14th century wall paintings.

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Houghton House
Houghton House

Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.

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Wrest Park
Wrest Park

Visit this Bedfordshire visitor attraction, one of the most magnificent gardens in England yet one of the least well known.

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De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton
De Grey Mausoleum, Flitton

Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.

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Audley End House and Gardens
Audley End House and Gardens

Essex

One of England's finest country houses, Audley End is also a mansion with a difference. Enjoy a great day out.

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Chinese and French Wallpaper Room Tours
Chinese and French Wallpaper Room Tours
Venue: Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Date: First Sunday of each month

Join us for a guided tour of the spectacular, and usually unseen Chinese and French Wallpaper Rooms
Georgian Picnic Party
Georgian Picnic Party
Venue: Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Date: Sun 3 - Tue 5 Jun 2012

Come to our Georgian Picnic Party this Jubilee weekend and celebrate with a whole host of costumed characters. Enjoy music and dance from the period, hear tales of rogue Highwaymen and take part in variety of fun activities for all the family.
Time Travellers Go... Ugly Bug Safari
Time Travellers Go... Ugly Bug Safari
Venue: Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Date: Wed 6 - Sun 10 Jun 2012

Grab a magnifying glass and join our Victorian explorer for a hunt through the gardens to find a mass of fascinating minibeasts. Then create your own creepy crawly to take home.
Merry Wives of Windsor
Merry Wives of Windsor
Venue: Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Date: Tue 19 & Wed 20 Jun 2012

Bedfordshire based No Loss Productions bring outdoor theatre; Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor to Wrest Park. Bring the whole family and a hearty picnic as you laugh at the wonderful wives of Windsor outwitting the men time after time!
Time Travellers Go... Archaeology
Time Travellers Go... Archaeology
Venue: Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Date: Mon 23 - Fri 27 Jul 2012

Let the kids get stuck into history with the chance to uncover clues and handle artefacts. Take part in a sand pit dig to unveil secrets from the past. Plus plenty of hands on activities.
Time Travellers Go... Upstairs, Downstairs
Time Travellers Go... Upstairs, Downstairs
Venue: Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Date: Mon 30 Jul - Fri 3 Aug 2012

Discover life in Edwardian and Victorian times, would you like to live "upstairs" or work "downstairs"? We will be recruiting for all sorts of jobs to keep the great Hall or house in order. Take part in hands on activities, butler school and traditional g
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